Bulls vs. Men in Spain

Close calls at the running of the bulls

A steer from the Ranch of Torrestrella runs above a runner entering the bullring during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2014. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemingway 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona,

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Steers and bulls from the Ranch of Torrestrella run above a runner entering the bullring during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, July 7, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Medical services carry a runner after he was charged by the Torrestrella's fighting bulls along the Calle Estafeta during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Runners avoid a fighting calf inside Pamplona Bullring during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, July 7, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

People and children are chased by a Toro del Fuego (flaming bull) as it is runs through the streets of Pamplona on the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls Festival, July 8, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A man hides round a corner as fighting bulls from the ranch of Victoriano Del Rio Cortes run along the Curva de Estafeta during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, July 9, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Participants run in front of Garcigrande's bulls during the fourth bull-run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 10, 2014. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A man has his t-shirt pierced by a bull as participants fall run in front of Fuente Ymbro's bulls during the sixth bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 12, 2014. The Spanish city of Pamplona, famous for its San Fermin festival that mixes bull runs with round-the-clock drinking, has launched a campaign to stop sexual assaults during the week-long fiesta.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A participant runs in front of Jandilla's bulls as he takes a "selfie" during the fifth bull-run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 11, 2014. Spanish authorities are cracking down on dare devils who shoot camera footage even as they risk their lives by running with half-ton fighting bulls at the annual San Fermin festival. As of Tuesday the man had yet to be identified but faces a fine of 3,000 euros.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A participant falls in front of Miura bulls during the last bull-run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 14, 2014. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A runner is gored by a Miura bull during the last bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 14, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A runner (left) tries to avoid a beast before being gored by the Miura bull during the last bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 14, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Medics treat two participants who fell in front of Miura bulls during the last bull-run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 14, 2014. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A runner is gored by a Miura fighting bull at Estafeta corner during the eighth running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, July 14, 2014. A bull gored two men after breaking away from the pack and chasing them through the streets of Pamplona in the closing run of the San Fermin festival on Monday. Several men have already been gored by bulls during this year's festival but Monday's run, the eighth and last, was particularly brutal. One of the six bulls broke away from the others and charged several runners, lifting two of them off the ground on its horns and ripping through their legs.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Runners enter the bullring during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, July 8, 2014. Two runners were hospitalized following a run that lasted two minutes and twenty seconds, according to local media.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Participants run in front of a Miura bull during the last bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 14, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A runner is gored by the Miura bull during the last bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 14, 2014. Two other runners were gored during the run.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A Dolores Aguirre fighting bull falls at the Estafeta corner, during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, July 8, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A runner is hit by a Jandilla bull at the entrance to the bullring during the fifth running of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, July 11, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A runner is caught between the horns of a Fuente Ymbro fighting bull on Santo Domingo street during the sixth running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, July 12, 2014. Three runners were hospitalized following the run that lasted two minutes and forty-nine seconds, according to local media.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A runner is gored by a Miura fighting bull at Estafeta corner during the eighth running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, July 14, 2014. Two runners were treated after being gored following the run that lasted four minutes and forty seven seconds, according to local media.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A cow jumps over revelers which wait for the animal on the bull ring, at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 8, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Matador Ivan Fandino is knocked to the ground as he fights a Victoriano Del Rio Cortes bull in the bullring during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, July 9, 2014.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

Matador Ivan Fandino is covered in the blood of a bull as he performs in the bullring during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, July 9, 2014 in Pamplona, Spain.

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Close calls at the running of the bulls

A ''recortador'' jumps over a bull during a competition at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Saturday, July 12, 2014.